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Roger W. Perkins '42, April 9, 2003, in Riverside, Calif., at 85. After graduating from Boston University Law School he opened a law office in Waterville, Maine. Later he served the Office of the General Counsel of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., and the London Bible Institute and Theological Seminary in London, Ont. His late sisters, Priscilla Perkins McLaughlin '33 and Frances Perkins Cary '33, also attended the College.
Mortimer M. Pinansky '45, July 17, 2003, in Clearwater, Fla., at 78. He served in the Navy and for eight years was an attorney in Portland, Maine, before moving to Brockton, Mass., where he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service. Predeceased by his brother, William '40, he is survived by his wife, Alcinda, a daughter and two sisters.
Philip H. Watson '47, September 17, 2003, in Gorham, Maine, at 81. Following World War II service as an Army Air Force fighter pilot in Italy and Austria he attended the New England Conservatory of Music and earned a master's in education from Boston University. He was a church organist for many years while conducting a 36-year career as a reservations supervisor for Eastern Airlines and for British Airways. Surviving are his niece and six nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Helen Jacobs Eddy '47, September 1, 2003, in Portland, Maine, at 78. She earned a law degree from the University of Maine Law School and practiced privately for 10 years. She also was active in the Portland Players and was a board member of the Cerebral Palsy Center. She is survived by her husband, Harold B. Eddy, a son, three daughters, including Elizabeth Eddy Griffin '85, a sister, Janet Jacobs Holden '45, her brothers Donald '51, Robert '54 and John Jacobs '55 and 11 grandchildren.
Shirley Smith Chellquist '48, August 4, 2003, in Wilmington, N.C., at 78. A substitute teacher, she was a member of Windermere Presbyterian Church in Wilmington and a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Holliston, Mass. She is survived by her husband, Carl Chellquist '48, two sons, a daughter, Karen B. Chellquist '72, and three grandchildren.
Joseph S. Kozarnowicz '49, August 1, 2003, in Worcester, Mass., at 77. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a distribution clerk for 37 years for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 2000. He also worked 15 years for U.S. Envelope Co. and for Norton Co. He leaves his wife of 43 years, Estelle, three sisters, nephews and nieces.
Richard G. Wattles '49, May 26, 2003, in Newton Square, Pa., at 83. Following World War II service on Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, he worked for Smith Kline and Wyeth labs as a salesman and training manager. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Elinor, three sons, five granddaughters and two grandsons.
Robert C. Burkhart '50, May 11, 2001, in Greensboro, N.C., at 74. He earned an M.A. at the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. at the Pennsylvania State University and taught art education at Central Michigan University and SUNY-Buffalo. A sculptor and author of three books, he founded Imaginative Initiatives in Summerfield, N.C.
Ellis T. Carpenter Sr. '50, July 31, 2003, in Valhalla, N.Y., at 76. After serving in the Navy during World War II he worked as a courier for Hudson Armored Car Corp. He is survived by his wife, Muriel, two daughters, two sons, a brother, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Homer D. Achorn Jr. '51, September 6, 2003, in Rockport, Maine, at 77. Following Navy service during World War II he was a schoolteacher in Lincoln and Appleton, Maine, for many years. Survivors include his brother, Philip H. Achorn, a half brother, several nephews, a cousin and five grandnieces and grandnephews.
John S. Lawton '51, October 11, 2003, in Danbury, N.H., at 73. Co-founder in 1952 and co-president of Weirs Sports Center/Funspot in Wiers Beach, N.H., he also was director of the New Hampshire Division of Child and Family Services for 35 years and the interim financial administrator of the New Hampshire Health and Welfare Department. He leaves five daughters, four sons, seven grandchildren, a brother, two stepbrothers, a companion and nieces and nephews.
